Adding a Filter to a Vessel Diagram

Use the filter tool to draw filters on a vessel diagram.

  • You can add a filter to a single point in a segment.
  • You cannot add multiple filters in a segment.
  • You can reverse the direction of the filter.

Note:

When you add a Date Removed, Synapse hides the filter in the vessel diagram but the filter remains in the Properties Panel and the diagram data.

You cannot add a filter to the following locations in the vessel diagram:

  • A segment already containing a filter
  • An arterial segment
  • A graft
  • A collateral
  • A varicosity

Steps

  1. Do one of the following:
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    Add a filter using the Filter icon.

    • Click Filter on the vessel diagram toolbar.
    • Click the vessel segment that you want to add a filter to.

    Add a filter through the Properties Panel.

    • Click the vessel segment you want to add a filter to. The Filters Properties Panel displays.
    • Click Add Filter .
  3. Optional: Do any of the following:
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    Change the direction of the filter.

    In the Filter Property Panel, click for the Filter Direction option.

    Update filter properties.

    In the Filter section of the Property Panel, update the properties as needed.

    Move a filter.

    See Moving a Filter.

Results

Synapse adds the filter to the diagram and displays filter properties in the Filters control of the properties panel.

Related Topics

Deleting Vessel Diagram Figures